Edward
CHURCH
(b.
18 April 1744
,
Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
22 September 1801
,
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Edward CHURCH was born 18 April 1744 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Edward CHURCH was the child of Edward CHURCH and Grace SHAW and the grandchild of: (paternal) John CHURCH and Rebeckah BLACKMAN (maternal) Israel SHAW and Mercy Ruth TALLMANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Edward married Elizabeth RIGBY 16 October 1766 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth RIGBY was born 5 February 1751 in New York, USA.
Edward CHURCH died 22 September 1801 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada .
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Elizabeth RIGBY-- Date: 16 October 1766 Place:
Children of Edward CHURCH and Elizabeth RIGBY:
Elizabeth Ann CHURCH (b.4 October 1769, , Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1832, Milford, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. William MCHEFFEY 2 January 1788 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth RIGBY-- Date: 16 October 1766 Place: Children of Edward CHURCH and Elizabeth RIGBY:
Elizabeth Ann CHURCH (b.4 October 1769, , Nova Scotia, Canada d. abt. 1832, Milford, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. William MCHEFFEY 2 January 1788 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
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1744 Birth 18 April 1744
Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1766 Marriage / PartnerEdward CHURCH and Elizabeth RIGBY 16 October 1766,
He was 22 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildElizabeth Ann CHURCH was born 4 October 1769, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Edward was 25 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Marriage of ChildElizabeth Ann CHURCH married 2 January 1788, , Nova Scotia, Canada to William MCHEFFEY
1801 Death 22 September 1801
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 57.
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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